Common name:Hollyhock
Botanical name:Alcea rosea
This plant grows 4'-8' high and is particularly useful for background screening. It grows best in full sun in deep, rich, well drained soils and can produce a variety of colors of flowers.
Common name:Moss Verbena
Botanical name:Verbena tenuisecta
This South American native produces clusters of rosy-purple flowers that bloom from March through September on long, creeping stems. It serves as a good ground cover in poor, sandy soils with either full or filtered sun. -Holland WIldflower Farm
Common name:Superba Fescue
Botanical name:Festuca amethystina 'Superba'
The Rainbow Fescue is a hardy fescue with fine, blue green foliage that grows 8" tall. It has spring flowers that are 12" above the foliage. This fescue is a very showy, neat grass for sunny spots during spring and fall. The Rainbow Fescue is drought tolerant. -Cornflower Farms
Common name:Brisbane Box
Botanical name:Lophostemon confertus
This evergreen tree will grow 30'-45' tall and 25' wide. It has leathery, glossy dark green leaves and inconspicuous white flowers in summer. The reddish brown, flaky bark resembles Eucalytpus, while the foliage resembles Ficus.
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Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.